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From: Kenneth E. Phillipps	11/29/2005 9:31:05 AM
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Abramoff Sought Bush Officials' Aid in Indian-Tribe Fee Dispute Nov. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Lobbyist Jack Abramoff sought the help of U.S. Interior Department officials to save the job of an Indian leader under fire for $37 million in fees his tribe paid Abramoff and a partner, according to interviews and e-mails. The department's Bureau of Indian Affairs last year ruled that Lovelin Poncho should remain head of the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana. The bureau acted after Poncho sought help from Abramoff, who called then-Deputy Interior Secretary J. Steven Griles and other Interior Department officials, according to a person familiar with the issue. The ruling thwarted efforts by tribal members who opposed the payments to Abramoff and wanted the bureau's support in ousting Poncho. ``Maybe this explains why we hit such a wall in trying to have the BIA cooperate,'' said lawyer Jimmy Faircloth, who at the time represented a dissident faction within the Coushattas and is now is now the tribe's attorney. quote.bloomberg.com

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